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Re:Training Rats as Traders by likpok on Friday March 13, 2009 @10:19AM (#514879)
Issues with this that I see (aside from the obvious lack of statistical rigor) are that he gives the rats repeated input. Effectively, he is selecting for the rats who best memorize tracks 1-600.
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Re:Training Rats as Traders by mechanical_fish on Friday March 13, 2009 @10:53AM (#514918)
aside from the obvious lack of statistical rigor

I think we've found a very fun story problem for a Statistics 101 class.

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Re:Training Rats as Traders by steveplace on Friday March 13, 2009 @10:51AM (#514917)
And if you assume that there exists a fractal nature in financial markets, it's not necessarily a problem (sample size is low, but premise applies).
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